Plymouth, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Plymouth was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 779. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7205749. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.766°N, 66.029°W.
Population
In 1901, Plymouth had a population of 779: 408 male and 371 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,321 |
| 1881 | 1,573 |
| 1901 | 779 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 675 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Plymouth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 779 total population, 408 males, 371 females, 257 single males, 209 single females, 141 married males, 138 families, 138 married females, 24 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 137 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7205749
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth,_Yarmouth_County,_Nova_Scotia
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Plymouth, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/plymouth-ns042014-1901/.